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Madagascar is among the countries that have a relatively high rate of people suffering from kidney disease for it currently has about 200.000 people suffering from this disease. Indeed, 1.000 to 1.400 people are reported to have kidney trouble in Madagascar and, therefore, need to resort to dialysis. Unfortunately, kidney dialysis is expensive and among the 4.000 to 7.000 people ... Lire la suite »

80% of the national livestock will be vaccinated. Such is the commitment of the Ministry of Livestock for the annual campaign of vaccination against anthrax. The campaign starts this month of March to last until October. The campaign official launch is scheduled for March 14 in Ambalavao. This district is seen as the passage gate to the Deep South, where ... Lire la suite »

During his meeting with the Malagasy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, yesterday, William Fisher, ambassador and special envoy of Australian Prime Minister to the French speaking countries in Africa said, « We think we can help Madagascar to manage its mineral resources in the right way ». A leading producer of minerals in the world, Australia plans to bring assistance to ... Lire la suite »

100 tonnes of waste processed per day, an annual compost production of 30.000 m3, 10.000 planted trees each year, creation of a thousand jobs in two years after the project started, these impressive figures reflect all the benefits that can be ripped off from the project « Gestion Durable et Planifiée des Déchets Ménagers” (Sustainable and Planned Management of household waste) ... Lire la suite »

The Malagasy Minister of Agriculture, Roland Ravatomanga, attended last week in Rome, Italy, the Meeting of Governors of the Fund for Agricultural Development from the various recipient countries of funds provided by IFAD (International Funds for Agricultural Development). This high-level meeting took place under the aegis of the IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze. The meeting focused on the improvement of ... Lire la suite »

The expansion of urbanization projects is inevitable. In the years ahead, most Malagasy children will grow up in cities, large or small, rather than in rural areas, according to the UNICEF’s ​​report. Children born in the city already represent 60% of the growth of urban population where they are faced with major health risks due to the inadequacy of drinking ... Lire la suite »

The possibility of achieving all the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) before the 2015 deadline remains very low, even impossible, and that is despite the progress that has been made so far. Four main goals are affected by this failure including eradication of poverty and hunger, reducing maternal mortality, environmental protection, including access to drinking water and appropriate sanitation, and finally ... Lire la suite »

The Chamber of Crafts of Antananarivo was only created last year even though its implementation has been prepared for years. It celebrated last Friday its first year of existence. The celebration ceremony was held in the headquarters of the Ministry for the Promotion of Crafts at Andavamamba. Currently, the Chamber of crafts brings together a dozen of sectors in addition ... Lire la suite »

How many hectares of land are now owned by foreigners in Madagascar and who are they ? Such is the question that the Collective for the Defense of Malagasy land, the collective Tany, wants to get answers to. This association has submitted to the highest Malagasy authorities a petition demanding more transparency and action from the latter concerning the sales ... Lire la suite »

Madagascar is among the 13 countries questioned by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Jean Robert Razafy, the Director General of the Civil Aviation of Madagascar, declared last Saturday that the Note to Airmen (NOTAM) has been misused in recent years in Madagascar. And such misuse of NOTAM may further damage the already blurry image of the Big Island. At ... Lire la suite »